Affiliations: The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05401,
USA | Center for Disability and Community Inclusion,
Burlington, VT 05401, USA | Vt. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Waterbury,
VT 05671, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Johnette Hartnett, c/o Michael
Collins, Center for Disability and Community Inclusion, 101 Cherry St., Ste.
450, Burlington, VT 05401-4439, USA. E-mail: jhartnett@ zoo.uvm.edu
Abstract: This study explored strategies for providing service recipients with
increased choice in the state vocational rehabilitation process. This study
compared costs, services received and outcomes achieved for people served in
the Standard Program of the Vermont Division Vocational Rehabilitation (Section
110) and its Consumer Choice Demonstration Project. The Choice group was more
than two times more likely to have completed rehabilitation compared to the
Section 110 group. The mean cost for paid services for the Choice group was 11%
higher than the Section 110 group ($1,838--$1,635). The mean quarterly earnings
for the Choice group not receiving SSI or SSDI was 2.7 times higher for people
receiving SSI or SSDI ($3,351--$1,168). The mean quarterly earnings for the 110
group not receiving SSI or SSDI was 2.3 times higher for people receiving SSI
or SSDI ($3,369--$1,446).
